More about Fractionals

You often hear it asked, aren’t fractionals just another form of timeshare? The answer to this is both yes and no. Both fractional ownership and timeshare are types of shared ownership. Yet typically, where timeshare ownership only involves one, two, or perhaps three weeks at a vacation resort, fractional properties are owned in larger blocks of time. Many fractionals are divided into 8-weeks of annual use ownership, and some may even involve periods as long as 12 weeks.

Not only are the ownership intervals greater for fractionals than they are for traditional timeshares, but the style of the properties are different. Often, fractionals are actually private homes–luxurious private homes. Sometimes, fractionals are condo-style, but again their level of luxury is always extremely high.